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Steelers vs. Browns Game (W 27-14)

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

Photo by Glenn L.

Hines Ward's overturned touchdown in the third quarter of the game

Steelers vs. Ravens Game (W 23-20)

Monday, September 29, 2008

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

Photos by Butch~O~Licious

Photos by M. Davis

Steelers vs. Bengals Game (W 27-10)

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

Photos by Butch~O~Licious

Steelers vs. Chiefs Game (W 45-7)

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

Photos by socalsteelersfan

One of the greatest days of my life

Being a Steeler fan growing up and living in Southern California I found it very difficult to attend a Pittsburgh Steeler

game let alone watch one on TV during the 1970s and 1980s. Even thou I have visited the city of Pittsburgh over a half

dozen times within my lifetime, it was always to visit my father’s family and during school summer vacations before the

start of football season. Seeing a Steelers game in person would remain a life long dream.

For my early Christmas present that year Laurie my girlfriend (who is also a black and gold Steeler fan) bought two

online tickets to the Steelers vs. the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Heinz Field. Besides

seeing the game I also wanted to visit my Aunt Sissy, Uncle Rich, my cousins and especially my 79-year-old

grandfather (who sadly past away in January of 2008)! During our vacation we stayed in the town of Gibsonia where

On the day of the game we took the advise of my Uncle Rich (who is a retired PAT bus driver) we parked our rental car

over in the Station Square shopping center parking lot then took the river boat over to Heinz Field. We arrived

several hours before the 4:15 PM kick off time so that we could experience the ever famous Steelers tail gate parties

that completely fill the large flat eastern parking lot where Three Rivers Stadium used to stand with dozens of parked

Steelers painted vehicles, thousands of black and gold jersey wearing Steeler fans and the air filled with the hickory

smoke smell of plenty of grilled barbeque food. Then we walked over to the southeastern side of the stadium so that I

could get my picture taken with the Mr. Arthur J. Rooney Statue that sits within a nice looking small-hedged garden.

Personally I found this to be a very nice way to remember my very first (and hopefully not the last) Steeler game and

visit to Heinz Field. I remembered telling Laurie, “This is one of the greatest days of my life!”

After entering Heinz Field we went up the escalators to the club level where we waited for the game to start within its

very comfortable lounge. Even thou we sat on the visitors side of the field you couldn’t tell because of the over 64

thousand terrible towel twirling, “Here we go Steelers here we go” cheering, hard core black and gold Steeler fans who

completely filled The House of Steel that afternoon. A very intimidating sight for the Kansas City Chiefs or any other

opponents who are playing against the Steelers. Surprisingly, our seats that were in the club section directly in front of

the 100 thousand dollar box seats on the 30-yard line closest to the scoreboard were the best seats that I have ever

had for a sporting event. I noticed that after the first touchdown was scored most of the people who were sitting around

us were just silently sitting there doing nothing because they probably were guest of the companies that they work for

and ether knew nothing about the Steelers or of football. So after I traditionally high fived Laurie we turned around and

began to liven up our section by high five as many of the people who were sitting around us. Our black and gold pride

started to become contagious by the second and third touchdowns as the people sitting around us began to loudly

The most newsworthy thing to happen in this game besides the fact that had to win this game if they were to break a

four game loosing streak was when Chiefs running back Larry Johnson tackled a running Troy Polamalu after he had

just made an interception by pulling him down by his hair which the officials ruled as legal because they consider a

players hair as being part of his uniform. It was what happened next that had the entire stadium booing. After being

tackled, Johnson had pulled Polamalu back up by his hair, which earned the Chiefs an unsportsman-like penalty by

If was great to finally see Big Ben Roethlisberger throwing in person and the score board’s Heinz Ketchup bottles

tilting and pouring each time that the Steelers made a touchdown, but the most memorable moment for me in the game

was watching my favorite current player Hines Ward make a touchdown in the end zone at the far end of the field. I

instinctively cupped my hands around my mouth and cried out a very loud and long yelled, “Hines Ward” as if I had

just seen it on the wide screen back at the Steeler Nation sports bar back home, but what I couldn’t believe was that I

was actually watching it completely live and in person. At that moment I began to visualize all of the hundred or more

hard-core black and gold jersey wearing Steeler Nation fans (who Laurie and I always watch the games with) watching

After the game ended when we left our seats and began to walk out of the brightly lit up mostly empty stadium towards

the river boat dock I remembered looking across the stadium at the thin LED score board that was attached to the front

of an overhanging upper bleacher which red, “Chiefs 7, Steelers 45”. To me this will always be a great game in what

Steelers vs. Chargers Game (W 24-22)

Monday, October 10, 2005

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

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Welcome to the Steel Score Board, a page devoted to your stories and photos from all Pittsburgh Steelers games, past and present We'd love to include you on this page! Submit your own photos and stories by clicking here. Featured Photo Steelers vs. Browns Game (W 27-14) Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA Photo by Glenn L. Hines Ward's overturned touchdown in the third quarter of the game Steelers vs. Ravens Game (W 23-20) Monday, September 29, 2008 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA Photos by Butch~O~Licious Photos by M. Davis Steelers vs. Bengals Game (W 27-10) Thursday, November 20, 2008 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA Photos by Butch~O~Licious Steelers vs. Chiefs Game (W 45-7) Sunday, October 15, 2006 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA Photos by socalsteelersfan One of the greatest days of my life By socalsteelersfan Being a Steeler fan growing up and living in Southern California I found it very difficult to attend a Pittsburgh Steeler game let alone watch one on TV during the 1970s and 1980s. Even thou I have visited the city of Pittsburgh over a half dozen times within my lifetime, it was always to visit my father’s family and during school summer vacations before the start of football season. Seeing a Steelers game in person would remain a life long dream. For my early Christmas present that year Laurie my girlfriend (who is also a black and gold Steeler fan) bought two online tickets to the Steelers vs. the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Heinz Field. Besides seeing the game I also wanted to visit my Aunt Sissy, Uncle Rich, my cousins and especially my 79-year-old grandfather (who sadly past away in January of 2008)! During our vacation we stayed in the town of Gibsonia where my Aunt and Uncle live. On the day of the game we took the advise of my Uncle Rich (who is a retired PAT bus driver) we parked our rental car over in the Station Square shopping center parking lot then took the river boat over to Heinz Field. We arrived several hours before the 4:15 PM kick off time so that we could experience the ever famous Steelers tail gate parties that completely fill the large flat eastern parking lot where Three Rivers Stadium used to stand with dozens of parked Steelers painted vehicles, thousands of black and gold jersey wearing Steeler fans and the air filled with the hickory smoke smell of plenty of grilled barbeque food. Then we walked over to the southeastern side of the stadium so that I could get my picture taken with the Mr. Arthur J. Rooney Statue that sits within a nice looking small-hedged garden. Personally I found this to be a very nice way to remember my very first (and hopefully not the last) Steeler game and visit to Heinz Field. I remembered telling Laurie, “This is one of the greatest days of my life!” After entering Heinz Field we went up the escalators to the club level where we waited for the game to start within its very comfortable lounge. Even thou we sat on the visitors side of the field you couldn’t tell because of the over 64 thousand terrible towel twirling, “Here we go Steelers here we go” cheering, hard core black and gold Steeler fans who completely filled The House of Steel that afternoon. A very intimidating sight for the Kansas City Chiefs or any other opponents who are playing against the Steelers. Surprisingly, our seats that were in the club section directly in front of the 100 thousand dollar box seats on the 30-yard line closest to the scoreboard were the best seats that I have ever had for a sporting event. I noticed that after the first touchdown was scored most of the people who were sitting around us were just silently sitting there doing nothing because they probably were guest of the companies that they work for and ether knew nothing about the Steelers or of football. So after I traditionally high fived Laurie we turned around and began to liven up our section by high five as many of the people who were sitting around us. Our black and gold pride started to become contagious by the second and third touchdowns as the people sitting around us began to loudly cheer and high five the other people sitting in our section. The most newsworthy thing to happen in this game besides the fact that had to win this game if they were to break a four game loosing streak was when Chiefs running back Larry Johnson tackled a running Troy Polamalu after he had just made an interception by pulling him down by his hair which the officials ruled as legal because they consider a players hair as being part of his uniform. It was what happened next that had the entire stadium booing. After being tackled, Johnson had pulled Polamalu back up by his hair, which earned the Chiefs an unsportsman-like penalty by the referee. If was great to finally see Big Ben Roethlisberger throwing in person and the score board’s Heinz Ketchup bottles tilting and pouring each time that the Steelers made a touchdown, but the most memorable moment for me in the game was watching my favorite current player Hines Ward make a touchdown in the end zone at the far end of the field. I instinctively cupped my hands around my mouth and cried out a very loud and long yelled, “Hines Ward” as if I had just seen it on the wide screen back at the Steeler Nation sports bar back home, but what I couldn’t believe was that I was actually watching it completely live and in person. At that moment I began to visualize all of the hundred or more hard-core black and gold jersey wearing Steeler Nation fans (who Laurie and I always watch the games with) watching this game at the sports bar back in California. After the game ended when we left our seats and began to walk out of the brightly lit up mostly empty stadium towards the river boat dock I remembered looking across the stadium at the thin LED score board that was attached to the front of an overhanging upper bleacher which red, “Chiefs 7, Steelers 45”. To me this will always be a great game in what later would become a very disappointing season. Steelers vs. Chargers Game (W 24-22) Monday, October 10, 2005 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA Photo by Danny Submittal Request If you witnessed the Immaculate Reception, remember paying 50 cents to watch a Steelers game in Forbes Field or you just have a memorable Steeler game that you’d like to recount as a fan, player or coach, please feel free to share it with us by sending us your stories and photos on our Submissions Form. Please read our Submittal Policy before submitting anything. Thank you
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